Anthony Pappalardo Rides the Circleboard

story Matthew Schnipper

There is a renewable life metaphor somewhere within this video of Anthony Pappalardo riding a Mark Gonzales crafted “circleboard,” a tangle of skateboards curled into a wheel. Though most know Pappalardo as a professional skater, we’re just as equally fond of him as a craftsman, having featured his incredible wood benches in a recent issue of our magazine. Check out footage from a recent show he had in Brooklyn. It’s nice to reconcile these two Pappalardos—the smiling man riding through the streets on a bulky contraption and the artisan with pristine skill. Together they make a well rounded man—there’s that metaphor! (via Bobby Sattler)